I'm not one to have favorites.
After beating this game, I'm not sure i can continue that.

I thoroughly enjoy Remedy's stories, although found the Alan Wakes and Control a bit lacking in gameplay; Control is enough to keep you going, Alan Wake bullies you to get to the next story beat, and 2 throws you for enough loops to almost forget it does nearly the same. Judging off the trailers, I thought this one would finally be the one to have great gameplay along with the great story.
I was right.

Aside from some rougher sections (the final boss) and the god-awful (seriously, what the ♥♥♥♥) bloom on guns that basically turns everything semi-auto past two feet, the gameplay was genuinely fun and engaging, more than just a connector between story beats.

With all that; a killer story, fun gameplay, and outstanding graphics that rival modern games even eight years later,

Calling this game anything short of a masterpiece is a flat-out lie.

ending on a cliffhanger sucks though because you KNOW microsoft is going to sit on the IP

Sidenote: I originally played this game through steam family sharing, if you're wondering about the gap between beating and reiviewing

I'm not one to have favorites. After beating this game, I'm not sure i can continue that. I thoroughly enjoy Remedy's stories, although found the Alan Wakes and Control a bit lacking in gameplay; Control is enough to keep you going, Alan Wake bullies you to get to the next story beat, and 2 throws you for enough loops to almost forget it does nearly the same. Judging off the trailers, I thought this one would finally be the one to have great gameplay along with the great story. I was right. Aside from some rougher sections (the final boss) and the god-awful (seriously, what the fuck) bloom on guns that basically turns everything semi-auto past two feet, the gameplay was genuinely [i]fun[/i] and engaging, more than just a connector between story beats. With all that; a killer story, fun gameplay, and outstanding graphics that rival modern games even eight years later, [b]Calling this game anything short of a masterpiece is a flat-out lie.[/b] [spoiler]ending on a cliffhanger sucks though because you KNOW microsoft is going to sit on the IP[/spoiler] Sidenote: I originally played this game through steam family sharing, if you're wondering about the gap between beating and reiviewing